James Marsh

***1/2 (out of four) In the mid-‘70s, Columbia University professor Herb Terrace—which really sounds like the code name for a hippie commune—supervises an experiment to see if a young chimp could acquire language by being raised in a human family as if he were a little person (who, like a human baby, also looks cute in tiny sweaters). Over time various researchers grow close to Nim, but he grows into a dangerous animal, not just the affectionate little plaything who developed a fondness for hugs. All together now: Awwwwww. The buzz: Earlier this year the documentary “The Elephant in the Living Room” failed to really examine why people strive to connect...

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